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Headshots from each of the four black history month stories

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Where It Starts

Lives and identities are shaped by decades and centuries. They can be forever altered in minutes or seconds. For the individuals and communities who continue to make Black history at the University of Minnesota and beyond, change starts wherever the powers of creativity, vision, and joy meet.

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Changing healthcare, one neighbor at a time

A U of M health geographer is creating a mobile app that better connects patients to nearby social services, and integrates key info into their electronic health record.

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Researching menstrual health in the Dominican Republic

Madeline Weinkauf’s research has led to corporate aid, media attention, and legislative discussion.

Agriculture and Environment

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New research shows humans impact wolf packs in national parks

A new study done in collaboration with the National Park Service used a novel approach to explore the effects of human-caused mortality on wolf packs that primarily live in parks of the National Park System.

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A world of experiential opportunities

Food science and nutrition graduate students put academics into action at major Minnesota-based food companies.

Expert Alert

Could above average snowfall provide drought relief in Minnesota?

Though some homeowners and commuters in Minnesota consider heavy snowfall an inconvenience, many are hoping this season’s above average snow totals will provide drought relief in many parts of the state, after difficult years in 2021 and 2022.

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Architecture and Design

Expert Alert

Building resiliency is key in adapting to extreme weather events

Across the United States, extreme weather events like Hurricane Ian are increasing in number and intensity, leaving destroyed property and displaced people in their wake.

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Finding the perfect winter coat

With weather cooling down significantly and annual sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday approaching fast, many Minnesotans are in the market for a new, high quality winter coat.

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Demystifying congenital heart disease through product design

A University student helped to create a better educational tool for children with congenital heart disease.

Arts and Humanities

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Amplifying midwestern narratives

Newly minted as a Forbes 30 under 30, alumnus Alec Fischer reflects on his journey at the U of M and beyond.

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A perfect match

Josh Bleichman was in class when he received life-changing news.

Expert Alert

Best books to give for the holidays in 2022

If you plan to follow the “four-gift rule” this holiday season — something they want, something they need, something to wear and something to read — experts from the University of Minnesota Libraries can help you find a perfect present for that last category.

Business and Management

Junita Flowers smiling inside of a commercial kitchen

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Finding sweet success

Alumna Junita Flowers is building a cookie business that sparks dialogue and empowers women by normalizing the conversation around abusive relationships. Flowers founded Junita’s Jar, which recently launched in 320 Target stores nationwide.

Graphs showing a decline in the disruptiveness of research since the 1950s

Research Brief

Science and technology are becoming less disruptive

Since the 1950s, science and technology research has become less disruptive.

A stressed woman observes declining stock performance on a computer.

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Firms with more retail investors face less SEC monitoring, more enforcement

New research suggests a gap in protection for retail investors.

Campus Affairs

Orange and yellow sunrays poke over the distant horizon and through a stand of mature tree trunks on a winter morning at the Cloquet Forestry Center in northern Minnesota

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Background on intentions for Cloquet Forestry Center

The U of M is working with Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and State of Minnesota to return Cloquet Forestry Center land to the Band.

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U of M addressing challenging national trends in transfer student enrollment

In the face of a national decline in transfer student enrollment, U of M leaders emphasize that continued focus and investment on attracting, retaining and graduating transfer students remains essential.

Illustration featuring a new campus hospital building design.

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University leaders share vision for health care with State Representatives

U of M leaders Myron Frans and Dr. Jakub Tolar testified at the Jan. 30 joint hearing of the Minnesota House Commerce Finance & Policy and Health Finance & Policy committees.

Education

Chino Nwakama sitting with children in a classroom

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Sharing his love of science

Chino Nwakama (’23, Neuroscience, College of Biological Sciences) is creating opportunities for historically marginalized and low-income students to connect with science.

Young children play in a daycare setting

Research Brief

Center-based child care is not linked to behavioral problems

A study from the College of Education and Human Development alleviates concerns for parents who's children are in child care.

Safia Dockter and Solomiia Kuchma pose in a classroom.

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Article sparks Ukrainian connection

A student’s reflections on the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a heartwarming connection with a Ukrainian schoolgirl in Minneapolis.

Health

Expert Alert

February is National Cancer Prevention Month

About 50% of the most common cancer cases are preventable according to the American Association for Cancer Research. To mark Cancer Prevention Month in February, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) is focusing on behaviors and other steps that could help reduce risk factors associated with cancer.

Pregnant woman standing in a field crying

Research Brief

Nearly half of pregnant people experiencing intimate partner violence are not screened before or after pregnancy

Most policy, research and clinical efforts to reduce maternal mortality focus on clinical risk factors and the quality of hospital-based care for pregnant people, but a new study examines maternal safety outside the clinical setting — in homes and communities.

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Changing healthcare, one neighbor at a time

A U of M health geographer is creating a mobile app that better connects patients to nearby social services, and integrates key info into their electronic health record.

Law and Policy

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ChatGPT goes to law school

When ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, was tasked with responding to University of Minnesota Law School questions from exams in several legal subject areas and graded blindly with a group of real student tests, it consistently achieved low but passing grades.

Corey Dawson receives diploma on stage with Oscar the dog at side.

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Service dog helps military vet earn his master’s degree

Oscar the dog accompanied Corey Dawson every step of the way, even across the commencement stage.

Science and Technology

Portrait of Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt

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Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt receives Vetlesen Prize, the ‘Nobel Prize of Earth Sciences’

University of Minnesota Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt has been awarded the Vetlesen Prize, one of the highest honors in Earth sciences and considered to be the field’s Nobel Prize equivalent.

University of Minnesota flags on lampposts on the Twin Cities campus

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Three University of Minnesota faculty honored as lifetime AAAS Fellows

AAAS has elected three U of M faculty members as Fellows in recognition of their outstanding achievements.

A colorful assortment of galaxies against a dark sky.

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Students lead ultra-fast telescope project

The nimble new telescopes will be the first to catch mergers of black holes and neutron stars in the act.

Sports and Recreation

Maroon and gold M flags waving in the wind.

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Gophers reach new high for academic success

University of Minnesota student-athletes have recorded the highest team grade-point averages in school history.

The national champion dance team poses with a banner and trophy.

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Two more national championships for dance team

The University of Minnesota dance team has claimed two more national titles—in Division 1A Jazz and Division 1A Pom.

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Champion figure skater develops love of research

A respect for physical therapy brought Eugenia Garza to the School of Kinesiology, where she’s since discovered an affinity for research.

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UMN in the News

February 6, 2023

Mayo Clinic explores use of artificial intelligence. Is it hype or help?

Rochester Post Bulletin

February 6, 2023

When the Police Are the Government

New York Times

February 6, 2023

As Minnesota considers legalizing marijuana, what does research say about the risks?

Star Tribune

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